₹

₹ U+20B9, ₹ INDIAN RUPEE SIGN ← ₸ [U+20B8] Currency Symbols ₺ → [U+20BA]

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Translingual

Etymology

A hybrid of the Devanagari letter र (“ra”) (the first consonant in रुपया (rupyā, “rupee”)) and the Latin letter R, overstruck with an additional line similar to other currency symbols such as ¥ (“yen”), ₱ (“peso”) etc. It was created by Indian designer Udaya Kumar and introduced by the Indian government in 2010.

Symbol

₹

1. a currency sign used for the Indian rupee

See also

Currency signs

• ؋‎ – afghani
• ฿ – baht
• ₿ – bitcoin
• ¢ – cent
• ₡ – colón
• ₵ – cedi
• $ – dollar sign
• ₫ – dong
• ֏ - dram
• € – euro
• ƒ – florin, guilder, or gulden
• ₲ – guarani

• ₾ – lari
• ₴ – hryvnia
• ₭ – kip
• ₺ – Turkish lira
• ₼ – manat
• ₥ – mill
• ₦ – naira
• ₱ – Philippine peso
• £ – pound
• ﷼‎ – rial or riyal
• ៛ – riel
• ރ – rufiyaa

• ₽ – ruble
• ₨ – rupee
• ௹ – rupee
• ₹ – Indian rupee
• ৲ or ৳ – taka
• ૱ – rupee (in Gujarat)
• ₪ – new shekel
• ₸ – tenge
• ₮ – tugrik
• ₩ – won
• ¥ – yen or yuan

Formerly used currency signs

• ₳ – austral
• ₠ – ECU (European Currency Unit)
• ₢ – cruzeiro
• ₯ – drachma

• ₣ – French franc
• ₤ – Italian lira
• ₶ – livre tournois
• ℳ – mark

• ₧ – peseta
• ₰ – pfennig
• ₷ – spesmilo